Comments on: Solving the Problems of the Medically Underserved with Walk-in Clinics http://healthblog.ncpa.org/solving-the-problems-of-the-medically-underserved-with-walk-in-clinics/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 07:13:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mary chavanne http://healthblog.ncpa.org/solving-the-problems-of-the-medically-underserved-with-walk-in-clinics/comment-page-1/#comment-54521 mary chavanne Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:39:56 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3616#comment-54521 I agree that walk in clinics are the future-we have property on Rt 8 Gibsonia pa(prime property) how do we reach the walk in clinics that are now in service I agree that walk in clinics are the future-we have property on Rt 8 Gibsonia pa(prime property) how do we reach the walk in clinics that are now in service

]]> By: mary chavanne http://healthblog.ncpa.org/solving-the-problems-of-the-medically-underserved-with-walk-in-clinics/comment-page-1/#comment-54520 mary chavanne Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:36:32 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3616#comment-54520 I agree that walk in clinics are the future--we have property in gibsonia Pa on Rt 8 (prime property) how do we reach the walk in clinics that are now in service I agree that walk in clinics are the future–we have property in gibsonia Pa on Rt 8 (prime property) how do we reach the walk in clinics that are now in service

]]> By: Brian http://healthblog.ncpa.org/solving-the-problems-of-the-medically-underserved-with-walk-in-clinics/comment-page-1/#comment-42903 Brian Fri, 29 May 2009 20:30:49 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3616#comment-42903 But by demanding that medicare and medicaid pay market prices, you accomplish 2 things. 1) You break the system extremely fast as the market value is set not by supply/ demand but by greedy insurance and greedy pharmaceutical companies that inflate prices at the expense4 of health-care. Since these companies make huge amounts of money, with higher logistics costs and yet these companies continue to raise rates and lower services all to make more money. 2) you effectivly hold the consumer hostage to the predatory practises of these companies whom often already determine whether you may even BE treated or recieve certain procedures. Soon you will see further "rationing" and people un-able to even go to a walk0in clinic at all. The answer is either to make health-care available for all (the best answer), or you force these criminal enterprises to lower their rates to an acceptable level, remove pre-existing medical clauses, and force acceptance. You also need to take the power for medical decisions away from these companies and returmn that power to the doctors and the patients. But by demanding that medicare and medicaid pay market prices, you accomplish 2 things.

1) You break the system extremely fast as the market value is set not by supply/ demand but by greedy insurance and greedy pharmaceutical companies that inflate prices at the expense4 of health-care.
Since these companies make huge amounts of money, with higher logistics costs and yet these companies continue to raise rates and lower services all to make more money.
2) you effectivly hold the consumer hostage to the predatory practises of these companies whom often already determine whether you may even BE treated or recieve certain procedures. Soon you will see further “rationing” and people un-able to even go to a walk0in clinic at all.

The answer is either to make health-care available for all (the best answer), or you force these criminal enterprises to lower their rates to an acceptable level, remove pre-existing medical clauses, and force acceptance. You also need to take the power for medical decisions away from these companies and returmn that power to the doctors and the patients.

]]> By: Joe S. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/solving-the-problems-of-the-medically-underserved-with-walk-in-clinics/comment-page-1/#comment-42887 Joe S. Fri, 29 May 2009 17:10:01 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3616#comment-42887 The last sentence is the key. It's not enough for Medicare and Medicaid to cover walk-in clinics. They must pay market rates, so that these patients are just as desirable as any other patient. The last sentence is the key. It’s not enough for Medicare and Medicaid to cover walk-in clinics. They must pay market rates, so that these patients are just as desirable as any other patient.

]]> By: Neil H. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/solving-the-problems-of-the-medically-underserved-with-walk-in-clinics/comment-page-1/#comment-42880 Neil H. Fri, 29 May 2009 14:14:21 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3616#comment-42880 Very good post. These clinics not only lower the money cost of care, they also lower the time cost. Both are important. Very good post. These clinics not only lower the money cost of care, they also lower the time cost. Both are important.

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